Disclaimer: These characters do not belong to me, but they sure are fun to play with.
Terrible Decision
In life, decisions had to be made. Some were easy, while others extremely difficult. Some offered a peaceful solutions and others caused nothing but heartache. Some decisions turned out to be fantastic ideas, but on the whole, terrible decisions were sometimes made.
No one really likes making decisions, but it's something that we all have to do. Kate Beckett knew this, and she knew she had a very important decision to make. In all her years in the homicide division she never faced this type of problem before.
With a difficult case having just closed Kate made her way home for a date with her bathtub and a glass of red wine. She smiled to herself as her front door closed behind her. Home at last.
Making her way to her bathroom, she turned both the hot and cold knobs to get her desired temperature of bath water. Plugging the tub, she reached out for her favorite cherry scented bubble bath and poured a dollop into the running water. Satisfied with the water she turned towards her bedroom and started stripping her clothes off. Wrapping her silk robe around her she wandered back to the bathroom and stopped the running water.
In the kitchen she poured herself a generous glass of wine and made her way back to the bathroom. Slipping out of the robe she slowly lowered herself into the steaming water. Once fully emerged in the water her eyes closed of their own accord. She leaned her head back against the edge of the tub and sighed.
Today had been an especially hard day. She had been given an ultimatum by Captain Montgomery. Castle had become an even bigger nuisance than before. Not only has he been ever present at the precinct, but he now seemed to be invading everyone's off hours. From the Captain's quiet time at home with his family, to Ryan and Esposito's games of Halo, he was always around. He seemed to be bugging more people than just her now.
"You need to do something about him." The Captain stated.
"What makes you think I have any control over him?"
"He listens to you." She snorted. "Well, he mostly listens to you. Beckett… Kate, if you don't talk to him, I'm going to kill him, and that's more paperwork for you. You and I both know he follows you around like a puppy. So either that puppy follows you around all day and goes home with you at night, or he needs to be house trained and locked up at home during the day. Get the picture?"
She sighed again. She had two paths she could choose: let Castle know that she was ready to spend time with him outside of the precinct or tell him his services as a consultant were no longer needed. Either way she chose, she was screwed.
Decisions were never fun, and in some cases, ended badly. Either way, she was going to be making a terrible decision.
End.
A.N.: This story is dedicated to the terrible decision made by CBS executives to move The Big Bang Theory from Monday nights to Thursday nights. Also, I really didn't like this story, it felt strange to me. Oh well! Tomorrow is another day and another try. Best to get this out of my head so I can get something better in there.
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